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Using Windows 7, 64 bit, Firefox 24. In Security "Save Password" button is greyed out. Have started in Safe Mode, done all steps recommended. Still will not

cromerd57
cromerd57
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Completed recommended steps of Safe Mode, Default Themes, Extensions, Hardware Accelerators. In the Options setup, Security, The box to "Remember Passwords for Sites" is still greyed out & unusable.

Completed recommended steps of Safe Mode, Default Themes, Extensions, Hardware Accelerators. In the Options setup, Security, The box to "Remember Passwords for Sites" is still greyed out & unusable.

Chosen solution

hello cromerd57, firefox won't save your passwords when you've set it up to run in permanent private browsing mode ("never remember history" in the options > privacy panel).

Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track

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  • Question details
    Product Firefox
    Topic Privacy and security settings
    System Details
    • Windows 7
    • Firefox 24.0

Additional System Details

Installed Plug-ins

  • Shockwave Flash 11.8 r800
  • Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.04
  • The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
  • 5.1.20513.0
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 10.21.2 for Mozilla browsers
  • The plug-in allows you to open and edit files using Microsoft Office applications
  • Office Authorization plug-in for NPAPI browsers
  • NPWLPG
  • Virtual Earth 3D 4.00090316005 plugin for Mozilla

Application

  • Firefox 24.0
  • User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
  • Support URL: https://support.mozilla.org/1/firefox/24.0/WINNT/en-US/

Extensions

  • Anti-Banner 13.0.2.600 (anti_banner@kaspersky.com)
  • FastAccess Web Login 1.29 (fassoxpcom@sensiblevision.com)
  • Troubleshooter 1.1a (troubleshooter@mozilla.org)
  • Content Blocker 13.0.2.600 (content_blocker@kaspersky.com) (Inactive)
  • Kaspersky URL Advisor 13.0.2.600 (url_advisor@kaspersky.com) (Inactive)
  • Safe Money 13.0.2.600 (online_banking@kaspersky.com) (Inactive)
  • Virtual Keyboard 13.0.2.600 (virtual_keyboard@kaspersky.com) (Inactive)

Javascript

  • incrementalGCEnabled: True

Graphics

  • adapterDescription: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series
  • adapterDescription2:
  • adapterDeviceID: 0x9712
  • adapterDeviceID2:
  • adapterDrivers: aticfx64 aticfx64 aticfx32 aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64
  • adapterDrivers2:
  • adapterRAM: 256
  • adapterRAM2:
  • adapterVendorID: 0x1002
  • adapterVendorID2:
  • direct2DEnabled: False
  • direct2DEnabledMessage: [u'']
  • directWriteEnabled: False
  • directWriteVersion: 6.2.9200.16571
  • driverDate: 9-21-2010
  • driverDate2:
  • driverVersion: 8.781.0.0
  • driverVersion2:
  • info: {u'AzureCanvasBackend': u'skia', u'AzureFallbackCanvasBackend': u'cairo', u'AzureContentBackend': u'none'}
  • isGPU2Active: False
  • numAcceleratedWindows: 0
  • numAcceleratedWindowsMessage: [u'']
  • numTotalWindows: 1
  • webglRenderer: Google Inc. -- ANGLE (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series Direct3D9Ex vs_3_0 ps_3_0)
  • windowLayerManagerRemote: False
  • windowLayerManagerType: Basic

Modified Preferences

  • browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
  • browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: False
  • browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: False
  • browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
  • browser.display.foreground_color: #CC0000
  • browser.display.use_document_colors: False
  • browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 4
  • browser.privatebrowsing.autostart: True
  • browser.startup.homepage: https://www.navyfederal.org/
  • browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20130910160258
  • browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 24.0
  • browser.tabs.loadInBackground: False
  • browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled: False
  • dom.mozApps.used: True
  • extensions.lastAppVersion: 24.0
  • font.name.serif.x-western: Arial
  • font.size.variable.x-western: 18
  • gfx.direct2d.disabled: True
  • gfx.direct3d.last_used_feature_level_idx: 0
  • layers.acceleration.disabled: True
  • network.cookie.prefsMigrated: True
  • places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858
  • plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf
  • plugin.importedState: True
  • privacy.donottrackheader.enabled: True
  • privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: True

Misc

  • User JS: No
  • Accessibility: Yes
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iamjayakumars
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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems. See "Creating a profile":

Profile Backup and Restore

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems. See "Creating a profile": *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues Profile Backup and Restore *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
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hello cromerd57, firefox won't save your passwords when you've set it up to run in permanent private browsing mode ("never remember history" in the options > privacy panel).

Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track

hello cromerd57, firefox won't save your passwords when you've set it up to run in permanent private browsing mode ("never remember history" in the options > privacy panel). [[Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track]]